Electron Microscopic Investigation of the Lens Capsule and Conjunctival Tissues in Individuals with Clinically Unilateral Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome

The results suggest that the seemingly uninvolved eye in a patient with clinically unilateral pseudoexfoliation syndrome has an 81% likelihood of being affected ultrastructurally. Several population studies examining conversion rates from unilateral to bilateral disease have found a similar proportion of patients with bilateral pseudoexfoliation syndrome in the later decades of life.